Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361920001749
EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL
17 WING ST, LAKE GROVE, NY 11755 · (631) 285-8500 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
130 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 22 | 7% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
24.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 33.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-31.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL
EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL this school | 308 | 42.2% | 28.3% |
| FISHKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FISHKILL | 334 | 38.3% | 59.8% |
| RUTH C KINNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISLIP TERRACE | 314 | 40.1% | 47.3% |
| WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL LINDENHURST | 303 | 40.3% | 48.3% |
| ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOL LINDENHURST | 319 | 47.0% | 51.1% |
| CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISLIP TERRACE | 352 | 42.6% | N/A |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #2,074 of 2,335 | #158 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,057 of 2,342 ▼ 126 | #162 of 169 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #2,235 of 2,343 ▼ 177 | #168 of 169 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #1,941 of 2,585 | #170 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,867 of 2,338 | #166 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #756 of 2,388 | #68 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #1,631 of 2,534 | #70 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #328 of 606 | #26 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
+50 (+19%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 308 | 22.1 | 14.0:1 | 42% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 21.6 | 14.3:1 | 43% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 22.2 | 14.3:1 | 37% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 21% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 27% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 26% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 8% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 33 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL.
About EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL
Families in LAKE GROVE, New York, are served by EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 308 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
District-wide, MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 14 schools and 9,410 students.
Roughly 58% of students at EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL are White. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Suffolk County's residents are about 66% White, 8 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.0:1, with 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 42% of enrollment. That tracks the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
allk12 grades EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.3% is 31.2 points below the 59.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Suffolk County, the median household income is $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Suffolk County is home to 343 public schools and about 222,439 public school students.
OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is located about 1.1 miles from EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL. The five-mile area around EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL had 258 students, to 2024-25, when it had 308.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,553 students
- CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,467 students
- SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,080 students
- DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 967 students
- NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
- UNITY DRIVE KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTERElementary · 478 students
Other schools in LAKE GROVE
- CAYUGA SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- WENONAH SCHOOLElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL1.1 mi · 383
- WENONAH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 488
- MILLS POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 338
- DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 967
- CAYUGA SCHOOL1.7 mi · 539
- CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,467
Frequently asked questions
About EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOLHow large is EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 308 students in grades KG-05.
Is EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL.
How diverse is EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL?
EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL is overseen by MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
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